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SB468 • 2026
Relating to payment rates for child care services
Relating to payment rates for child care services
Children
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-01-16
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To Health and Human Resources
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2026-01-16
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Introduced in Senate
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2026-01-16
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To Health and Human Resources then Finance
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2026-01-16
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Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
Relating to payment rates for child care services
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SB 468 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version Senate Bill 468 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 regular session Introduced Senate Bill 468 By Senator Chapman [Introduced January 16, 2026; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on Finance] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §49-2-120a, relating to payment rates for child care services; requiring the Bureau for Family Assistance to annually adjust the base rate for each type of care based upon the Consumer Price Index; requiring the Bureau for Family Assistance to study the implementation of performance-based contracting’s outcome on quality; and requiring reporting. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN. §49-2-120a. Payment Rates for childcare services; study of performance-based contracting; reporting. (a) The federal Child Care & Development Fund which provides the primary funding for the state’s childcare program, requires the state to develop a plan for the operation of services. (b) The state plan shall address how federal funds will be utilized to address the federal goals of increasing the affordability, availability, and quality of childcare programs. (c) Rates for payment of childcare services include a base rate for each type of care as well as incentive rates. (d) Beginning September 1, 2026, and September 1 annually thereafter, the Bureau of Family Assistance shall increase the base rate for each type of care based upon the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers. (e) Beginning August 1, 2026, the Bureau for Family Assistance shall study the implementation of a performance-based contracting model to enhance the quality of childcare delivered as required by the state plan. The study shall include, but not be limited to, a consideration of how incentive payments to providers may work to improve quality outcomes such as kindergarten readiness in children attending childcare centers. (f) The Bureau for Family Assistance shall prepare a report of its findings to be made to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability on or before December 15, 2026. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Bureau for Family Assistance to increase the base rate paid to childcare providers and to study a performance-based model of incentive payments to increase quality and to provide reporting. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: